Family activities and evening
theatre and song
are the highlights of this
weekend’s Festival events.
And during the day there are
plenty of exhibitions to see.
Saturday 16 July
All
Nations Centre Special Family Fun Event. 1-5pm.
Barbecue Party, performances by
choirs and James Kane Nursery and Homework Club children, drama
from Truth in Action, activities for children including Bouncy
Castle. All Nations Centre, Tyers Terrace.
Reminder to Members and Guests of Members of:
Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre. Open
Evening. 5-9pm.
Latin
American theatre from Neuvo Generacion.
Portuguese children's dance. Paris Rock Club rock and roll East
Coast Swing dance demo and fun workshop class. Latin and
Portuguese music. 21st Century Vixens comedy. 100 Vauxhall Walk.
‘A
Fiver’s Worth of Courage’. Elizabeth Fry: Britain’s most
bankable heroine. 7pm.
You know her face (on the £5
note), but do you know her extraordinary story? Play about the
life and work of the prison reformer. Kate Willoughby
Productions. Lambeth Mission, 3-5 Lambeth Rd (corner Lambeth
Walk). Recommended by Sean Creighton, Riverside Festival
co-ordinator. ‘One scene in particular will lift you from your
pews’.
Sunday 17 July
Harleyford Road
Garden Association Festival Day. 12.30-5pm.
Visit
the gardens and enjoy live music, tea and cakes. Children's play
area and wildlife pond. Mosaic workshop for children. Music
performances by Pimlico School pupils. Harleyford Road Community
Garden, Harleyford Rd.
The Killer Soprano. Rosemary Ashe. 6.30pm for 7pm.
The songs of Noel Coward, Cole
Porter, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Offenbach and even Dusty
Springfield and Dolly Parton.
£20
inc. refreshments provided by Amici Bar & Restaurant. To book
tickets ring Kennington Association: 020 7793 0268
Both Days
The Do
in the Loo Three. 12noon-3pm. Come
and see the plans to turn the Grade ll listed Victorian
gentlemen¹s toilets lavatory at Kennington Cross (Kennington
Rd/Lane junction) into an arts and heritage exhibition and
events venue
Staged. 2-6pm.
Exhibition using video, 16mm film, drawing and installation
using elements from theatre and circus as a device to challenge
and trick the viewer. Danielle Arnaud contemporary art, 123
Kennington Rd.
Alan
Kitching et al: Letterpress prints and other artworks. 5-7pm.
Exhibition of work by
world-renowned typographer and printmaker, plus other items by
other artists. Cleaver Street Gallery, 19 Cleaver St.
Cloud &
Vision – William Blake in Lambeth. 10.30am-5pm.
Contemporary art exhibition about William
Blake’s (poet and artist) Lambeth years (1790-1800). Museum of
Garden History, Lambeth Palace Rd.
The YHA at 75.
11am-10pm.
Photographic exhibition
about the 75 years of the Youth Hostel Association’s
encouragement of walking, rambling and cycling.
The Camera Club,
16 Bowden Street.
Carl Michael von Hausswolff . 12 - 6pm.
Exhibition of photography, film, sound and light to show the
mystique of remote and abandoned habitations. Beaconsfield
Galley, 22 Newport St
NEXT WEEK FOR 16-25 YEAR OLDS
Do you
have teenagers and young adults still living at home. Then next
week sees several events particularly aimed at people in this
age group. And several are open to adults of all ages.
Drama
Workshop – 19 July, 5-7pm (**).
Ethelred Youth Centre, Lollard St
Computer learning session – 19
July, 5-7pm (*). Riverside IT, 125 Lambeth Walk
English
as a Second Language session – 20
July, 3-5pm (*). Riverside IT
Free
Circuit Training – 21 July, 6pm
(***). Archbishop Sumner School, Reedworth St
Creative Writing Workshop – 21
July, 2-5pm (****). Spread the Word, 77 Lambeth Walk
Computer learning session – 21
July, 5-7pm (*). Riverside IT
Web
Computer Learning Session - 22
July, 2-4pm (*). Riverside IT
(*) must be 16 plus;
(**) must be 17 plus. (***) must be 18 plus
(****) specifically for 18-25s
And 14
and 15 year olds will be able to take part in:
Stage/Film Combat Workshop. 2-4pm.
Part of Festival Fun Day. Walnut Tree Walk School
FESTIVAL
NEWS SNIPPETS
Jazz at
the Bonnington. A full house swung
last night at Bonnington Centre to the sounds of the Nick Rixen
Quartet.
The 21st
Vixens Comedy Nights at the Dog House.
If you missed the first three performances you can see this
excellent comedy quartet at the Vauxhall Gdns Community Centre
Open Evening this Saturday. And they are performing again at the
pub on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 starting at 9.30pm. Not to
be missed.
Sure
Start Summer Gardening Project at Vauxhall City Farm.
The trips out have been very popular. The Farm staff have lots
of good ideas for next year.
Circuit
Training. Despite the hot weather
Dan Stilwell had an enthusiastic group for the circuit training
at Archbishop Sumner School yesterday. He will be taking another
session there again at 6pm on Thursday 21 July.
Text
by Sean Creighton, Trust Development & Management Worker,
Festival Office, Riverside Community
Development Trust, 20 Newburn St, SE11 5PJ. 020 7820 0555.
info@rcdt.org.
Festival information on:
www.rcdt.org
